Complete the paragraph about the development of the ancient Greek city-states. Geography had a major influence on the rise of city-states in ancient Greece. The
mountainous
terrain isolated communities and provided protection from invasions. The city-states established
through the Mediterranean and Black Seas. They also established
along these routes.

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.